Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Prometheus Safe and Secure Ltd and Prometheus Complex Care Ltd SME, MedExpress SME
- Value
- £4,622,715 across 2 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 052323-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jun 2026
- Published3 Jun 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients detained under the Mental Health Act sectioned and voluntary patient at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, causing harm to others and in the interest of safety. <br/><br/> <br/>This will be 24 hours per day, 365 day per year including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday during the period of the contract and the service provided must be promptly executed. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required.<br/><br/>The duration of this contract will be 3 years, plus 2 years extension option. <br/><br/>The contracting Authorities are Birmingham and Sollihul Mental Health Trust and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.<br/><br/>The Authorities intends to award this service using a dual supply approac…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Provision of Secure Patients Transport | Prometheus Safe and Secure Ltd and Prometheus Complex Care Ltd SME | £1.88m |
| Provision of Secure Patients Transport | MedExpress SME | £2.74m |
About the suppliers
Prometheus Safe and Secure Ltd and Prometheus Complex Care Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08818166).
MedExpress: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07020529).